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XII World Microcomputer Chess Championship

MUNICH 1993

First edited | 07/03/2014 | by MMO
Last edited | 11/13/2015 |
Photos: MMO
Reference to cite: XII World Microcomputer Chess Championship MUNICH 1993, July 2014, ChessEval.com

 

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The Wundermaschine (i486DX2 66 MHz) Genius 2 was the "Absolute World Microcomputer Chess Champion" at Munich (1993).


Winners of the XII World Microcomputer Chess Championship

 

- World Chess Computer Manufacturers' Champion: Mephisto Genius 2

- World Microcomputer Chess Software Champion: Hiarcs

- Amateur World Champion: Hiarcs

- Absolute World Microcomputer Chess Champion: Mephisto Genius 2





The Wundermaschine (i486DX2 66 MHz) Genius 2


The Wundermaschine (i486DX2 66 MHz) Genius 2 was the winner of the WMCC at Munich (1993).
This computer is one of the few Wundermaschine produced by H&G and still with the original processor Intel 80486DX2, 50 MHz, 8 MB of RAM and the Genius 2 program of Richard Lang.





 Characteristics of the DH 4000 00503003 Wundermaschine

- Original H&G Mephisto Wundermaschine (non modified)
- 1993
- Processor: Intel 80486DX2, 32 bits, 66 MHz
- RAM: 8 MB
      Base Memory size: 640 KB
      External Memory size: 7424 KB
- Floppy drive 1.2 MB, 5 1/4"
- 256 KB cache memory
- Program Genius 2 by Richard Lang
- Touchscreen black and white, mouse trackball
- Display type VGA/PGA/EGA
- Hard drive with Genius 2 and Genius 3 (see photos below for a list of the program files present in the hard drive)
- one serial connector, one parallel and one video connector for a second monitor
- one fan
- Board: Mephisto Munchen, 50x50x9.5 cm, 64 LEDs
- Adapter: AC/DC 220 V

- Price: 15000 Marks (around 7500 Euros))
- World Champion at the WMCC Munich (1993)

- Id Number: DH 4000 00503003 and  DH 4000 0050300